OMAHA, Neb. -- Tennessee second baseman Christian Moore became just the second player in Men's College World Series history to hit for the cycle on Friday night.
He completed the cycle by the sixth inning, when he crushed a 440-foot home run to nearly dead center field, cutting Florida State's lead to 9-7. Minnesota's Jerry Kindall hit for the cycle in 1956 against Mississippi.
Moore, a junior, scorched a triple to right-center in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first, doubled in the second and singled in the fourth.
Moore pointed to the sky just before he touched home plate. According to ESPN Stats & Information, his homer had a 117 mph exit speed and an 18-degree launch angle. He is the sixth Volunteer in school history to hit for the cycle. It was his 33rd home run of the season, tied for third most in SEC history.
He doubled in the bottom of the ninth inning, when Tennessee was down 11-9, and scored the tying run in a 12-11 victory. After the game, he told ESPN's Kris Budden that he blacked out during that last hit, and that he didn't know that he hit for the cycle until after the fact.
"No idea," he told Budden. "I was just so locked in ... It was just crazy, man. I'm super blessed to be in this situation.
"It's surreal. I'm kind of speechless."